Biology

Chapter 4

Genus

A group of living things that includes separate species.

Vascular plant

A plant that has tube like cells

Vascular plant

A group of plant cells that form tubes through which food and water move

Nonvascular plant

A plant that dose not have tube like cells

Angiosperm

A flowering plant

Embryo

A beginning plant

seed

A plant part that contains a beginning plant and stored foods

Dicot

An angiosperm that has one seed leaf

Conifer

A cone- bearing gymnosperm

Gymnosperm

A nonflowering seed plant

Fern

A seedless vascular plant

Frond

A large feathery leaf of a fern

Sori

Clusters of reproductive cells on the underside of a frond

Spore

The reproductive cell of some organisms

Moss

A nonvascular plant that has simple parts

Rhizoid

A tiny root-like thread of a moss plant.

Humus

Decayed plant and animal matter that is part of the topsoil

Monocot

An angiosperm that has one seed leaf